South Africa is faced with a high rate of substance use and sexual abuse among
both sexes of adolescents from a wide range of social backgrounds. So many cases
have been reported in the Department of Social Development ...

In the service of child protection organisations, where services are focused on the protection of children within the preservation of families, social workers are exposed to the adverse conditions of children and families ...

Remarkable progress with respect to the necessity of child participation has been observed in the Children's Act, act 38 of 2005. Article 10 of the Children's Act, act 38 of 2005, specifically provides for children‟s right ...

Due to the legal obligation to report actual or suspected cases of child sexual abuse
and neglect, parents, concerned community members and friends, as well as various
professionals like teachers, doctors and psychologists, ...

The motivation for the study had its origin in the fact that sexual abuse in South Africa seems to be a formidable problem which has a detrimental effect on the adolescent’s development and functioning. Social workers have ...

Children constitute a large part of the client group that social workers deal with on a daily basis. Establishing a helping relationship between the child client and the social worker is crucial for accurate assessments ...

Child sexual abuse is a serious problem that always has been and will be with families and communities. Child sexual abuse occurs within the family, and parents sometimes expect of the child not to tell, or tell the child ...